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Chapter 1: one baby step at a time.
When Wilbur Craft was supposed to be watching his little brother Tommy as he was arguing with Techno. “I’M TELLING YOU SAND IS TOTALLY EDIBLE TECHNO!” He yelled at his twin. He continued to yell but fell silent when he saw a creepy lady holding his little brothers hand and walking towards them.
“I’m sorry but I assume this is your brother?” “Yes m-ma’am.” He said shivering of fear towards the woman while taking Tommy’s hand and letting him sit just in sight so he can’t hear the conversation. “It’s okay, just don’t let him wander off again little one.” Wilbur felt as he was being degraded and treated like a child, HE WAS ALMOST 8, a full on teenager now.
“Don’t talk to me that way, I’m almost 8 years old!” Wilbur was almost yelling after he had enough of it, he just wanted adults to treat him as one of them and not like a little child. “Don’t yell please.” The lady’s voice was way to cold for how she looked, a warm dark skin tone with gray dulled out eyes and a button nose.
Wilbur doubted if he should ask her what her name was, he decides to go for it and asks in a voice that he hoped sounded firm and steady. “Miss, what is your name?” The lady looked cold as ever but he noticed a little glimpse of proudness. “My name is nothing you should be concerned about, now little one, may I speak to your parents?”
Wilbur thought of the possible mistakes in doing what the woman asked since she never told her name and could maybe kidnap tommy or techno or hurt them! She could also maybe hurt them if he didn’t do what she asked of him. So he decided it would be safer to do what she said.
After he told his dad and went back to the lady his dad seemed to be distraught. Wilbur didn’t think much of it, he was a bit wary though. “Mister Craft, we have received a message to take your child for training. Could you say which one of three is turning 8?”
His father seemed heartbroken but he couldn’t hold back a little grin coming up. He was going to be a ninja! “Wilbur is only turning 8 in a week, is there a way to delay this….” Wilbur didn’t know why his father would want to delay this, he was going to be a ninja! He couldn’t wait at all! His father seemed to disagree though. “No sir, there’s no way to delay this, he has to leave tomorrow at 5, I’m just acting on orders sir.” The lady’s voice was monotone although Wilbur caught some pity in the end. “Fine, if he must then I won’t delay the process, but please promise me he’ll be able to at least write us.”
Wilbur suddenly thought about what his father said, it meant he wasn’t going to see his family for a long period of time, but he was sure he’s going to make it. He was going to be the best ninja the world has ever seen! The lady nodded as she reassured his father he was going to be fine, she couldn’t promise anything though.
The next day Wilbur was already waiting at 4 PM, fully packed with all his stuff. He looked around him yawning from being so up early, he couldn’t close his eyes when he was supposed to be sleeping, all because he was so excited for the next day.
When the time finally came he looked around him but the lady was nowhere to be found. When he yawned from the tiredness he opens his eyes again, suddenly the lady was in front of him. “Are you ready little one?” Wilbur knew she didn’t expect an answer but said yes anyway.
After a few minutes…..which felt like hours blindfolded in some sort of vehicle he go let out and the blindfold was taken off. He saw a ginormous building and heard faint talking in the background. It was late in the evening now and he was too tired to listen to the many children of his age talking. When he settled down on the bed the lady told him was his he thought of his stuff that wasn’t with him, his family that he wasn’t going to see the next day and how his body ached from being so tired. When he slumped in his bed his vision went dark as he fell asleep, to tired to think of what the next day would bring.